Drayton Manor is the home of Thomas Land, the first Thomas & Friends based theme park in Europe. Thomas Land was opened there on 6 March 2008.

In 2009, HiT Entertainment opened an exhibition with some original models from the television series because of the switch to CGI in 2009. They added small plastic parts between the rolling stock and the engines so that the buffers would not be damaged.

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In 2014, the park became a filming location for Nativity 3: Dude, Where's my Donkey? Percy with his face removed along with Knapford station made a cameo as well.

In 2015, the Discover Thomas & Friends exhibition layout was filmed for the 70 Years of Friendship documentary.

Thomas gained a CGI face in autumn 2014.

In 2015, Percy and Rosie gained CGI faces.

Rosie has a fourth boiler band added behind her rear dome.

Originally, 'Arry was to have been involved in Diesel's Locomotion Mayhem, but was instead replaced by Dennis.

According to the 2015 map of Drayton Manor, Diesel's Locomotion Mayhem is named Diesel's Locomotive Mayhem.

Terence's Driving School was originally located at the front of the park, but it was relocated to Farmer McColl's Farm in late 2011/January 2012 from where the Blue Mountain Engines ride now resides. Two monuments were in both places until Blue Mountain Engines was re-designed for the expansion in 2015.

Rheneas is depicted as a saddle tank engine in the Blue Mountain Engines ride.

Edward's original concerned face mask was on his model in 2009 when he first arrived, only to be replaced by a replica smiling expression.

Most of the models have damaged or missing parts, such as:

Thomas is missing his lamp and lamp irons.

Thomas and Edward's screen-used faces have been replaced with replicas.

Thomas did not have coal in his coal bunker between 2009 and 2011.

Edward is missing his right lamp iron, brake pipe, backhead and whistle.

Toby was missing his headlamp.

Harvey is missing his hook.

Bulgy is missing his front bumper and his left side (viewer's right) has been cracked.

Terence's plough is broken and his stack has snapped off.

Stepney's front coupling came off in 2014.

All engines' original chassis and wheels were replaced with replicas.

Edward's eyebrows rubbed off circa 2015.

Thomas's eyebrows have been rubbed off his face mask.

Rosie is missing her whistle and the back of her left rod broke off in 2017.

All of the running engines have chips and scrapes in their paintwork.

The Maithwaite Station replica presently serves as a staff/dressing room; a railway line (fitted between the Blue Mountain Quarry tunnel and another "faux" tunnel) was added in 2017 to tie-into a "Thomas Land story" for the new James and the Red Balloon ride.

Songs can be heard at random times at Thomas Land and sometimes near the entrance. However, sometimes they don't play at all.